befure

(which manes that was her name befure she marrid Cassidy, who wurruks down be Haley's packin'-house).

Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen Finley Peter Dunne 1901

Ye don't have to have thim chalked or labelled befure ye get off th 'dock.

Mr. Dooley Says Finley Peter Dunne 1901

He says if people wud on'y call him in befure they got sick he'd abolish ivry disease in th 'ward except old age and pollyticks.

Civics and Health William H. Allen

An 'the age av Captain Fronte befure he was kilt, phwin he was th' besht officer in all th 'British ar-rmy -- or an-ny ar-rmy.

The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest 1921

He had no more laziness thin me, but he cashed it in befure he was twinty-wan.

The Pursuit of Riches 1906

Michael he was and be way av bein 'a rich conthractor in this very town as ever was, befure he died -- God rist his sowl!

The Day of Days An Extravaganza Louis Joseph Vance 1906

He takes his ordhers, carries his stick iv timber up hill an 'down dale undher th' gleamin 'stars, has nawthin' to say but 'Move on there, now,' an 'if his foot slips another round-headed man pushes him into a cell an' a impartyal jury iv men that's had throuble with th 'polis befure convicts him heartily.

Observations By Mr. Dooley Finley Peter Dunne 1901

Th 'heir iv th' Hinnissys was enthered at th 'exclusive school thirty years befure he was bor-rn.

Observations By Mr. Dooley Finley Peter Dunne 1901

Malachi Hinnissy, 'says th' pa-aper befure ye've finished th 'dhrink with th' doctor.

Observations By Mr. Dooley Finley Peter Dunne 1901

But I rose rapidly in th 'wurruld, an' befure I was fifteen I was dashin 'out nearly ivry hour an' nailin 'a team iv maddened animals in th' bullyvard an 'savin' th 'life iv th' pet daughther iv a millyonaire.

Observations By Mr. Dooley Finley Peter Dunne 1901